And What Will You Do Jack.......

.....if you don't get what you want from the Tories. Bring down the government and put your tenuious position as a political party at risk or.....

NDP plotting strategy to out-green its rivals

Layton says he'll expect robust action from the Conservatives on climate change

GLORIA GALLOWAY

From Friday's Globe and Mail

VANCOUVER — A political cage match is being fought for the right to wear green -- and Jack Layton is trying hard to keep his New Democrats at the centre of the ring.

"Our party has really, for quite a long time, been known as a party that tries to get things done on the environment," Mr. Layton said after a caucus retreat here yesterday.

"We're hoping that we can do that again in this critical situation, where we have a Parliament that's a minority Parliament, where every party now says they want to get something done."

When polls like one earlier this month by Decima Research suggest the environment has substantially eclipsed the other concerns of Canadians -- including heath care, Afghanistan, taxes and the economy -- savvy political leaders heed warnings of climate change.

Walking the talk.........